High Altitude and Travel
Dr. Villafuerte
High Altitude and Travel
Our sequence today
The High altitude
Altitude and PO2
Examples
Natural consequence
Alveolar air composition
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Factors
Our sequence today
Acute exposure
Other rapid response
Inmediate responses
BP at high altitude
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Increase
Ventilation
Progression
Time
Time
An example
An example
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but what happens
Acute Mountain Sickness
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Gorgas Course
Your results
Phases
In severe cases
Prevalence
Determinants
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It is possible
Test
Example
Example
Example
Our sequence today
Chronic hypoxia
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Cardiovascular Characteristics
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Ventilatory efficiency
